Tom, you ask..."My question is will the regulator function without a load (such as the ignition coil, on the L terminal? Since this regulator was for a D-17 diesel I would assume so.
YES, I agree with Bob, it will still function if you ignore the Load terminal. Even if it was on a diesel, it still has other non ignition coil loads like lights etc.
"Is it necessary to remove the amp meter feed to the light switch when using such a regulator and replace it with a wire from the L terminal? Or will the regulator work anyway?"
If its a 3 terminal VR (loads fed off load side of ammeter) or a 4 terminal VR (loads fed off VR's Load terminal) the ammeters SUPPLY terminal wires to the battery while its LOAD terminal feeds loads PLUS wires to BAT on the Voltage Regulator, so I don't understand any change on the ammeter regardless if its a 3 or 4 terminal VR ??????? Its SUPPLY wires to battery and its LOAD wires to BAT on VR, its just that on a 4 terminal VR loads feed from the VR instead of the ammeters LOAD terminal. YES REGULATOR WILL STILL WORK if you feeds loads off ammeter or L on the VR and YES ammeter still works if you feed loads off its load side or L on the VR.
NOT SURE I UNDERSTOOD YOUR SECOND QUESTION so does this answer it or not????????????
NOTE if I had a 4 terminal VR anyway, Id go ahead and re wire the loads off L on the VR instead of the ammeters Load terminal. Sure it still works either way.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo filesizes should be less than 300K and Videos, less than 2MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
